Work Hard, Play Hard with Chris Gronkowski

Chris Gronkowski comes from the “Gronk”
family clan which brings to mind an athletic acumen, grueling
workouts along with a party hard reputation. Vanity Fair called
his family “America’s first family of jocks.”





His company, Ice Shaker, offers an insulated, spill-proof,
stainless-steel cup for the reusable bot­tle market. He secured
Before appearing on "Shark Tank," Ice Shaker bottles were only
available in a 26 oz bottle, per its website. The company has
since expanded to over 140 bottle selections, selling tumblers,
jugs, and sports bottles in a variety of sizes.





Guest Shark Alex Rodriguez and Mark Cuban both invested into Ice
Shaker, where Rob Gronkowski later bought Rodriguez's stock in
the company as it was thriving from their expansion into retail
in The Vitamin Shoppe, GNC, and Lifetime Fitness locations.





Chris co-owns three businesses with his four brothers: InSite
Media Services, which manages Rob’s brand and nego­tiates all his
sponsor deals; Gronk Bus, which leases two party buses in the
Bos­ton area; and Gronk Nation, an online promotional vehicle for
the family.


He focuses on applying strategies from football and applying them
towards business on a daily basis. He spends alot of time
learning from past experiences and successes to make the ice
shaker successful.





Some takeaways are:


Taking success from on the field to off the field and translating
it to business strategies.


Sports teaches you how to be smart and com­petitive, how to lose
together and then rebuild and win together





00:30 Intro


08:06 Shameless Plug


02:23 Welcome


02:45 Buffalo, New york


03:45 Putting it all on the line


04:07 Internal drive


05:15 The value of a dollar


05:56 Two for six years


08:13 Building a business


10:05 Amazon


11:46 Learning from our mistakes


12:17 Bad Hires


15:24 Making the team


15:45 Delegating


17:17 Training


18:19 Hospitality in the DNA


19:30 Mission


20:00 Fullback


21:32 Training people to adapt


22:18 a dying breed


22:43 Shark Tank


23:07 50 X


24:50 Putting you out of business


24:14 The Pitch


26:09 An undrafted rookie


26:57 Mr. Wonderful


28:32 Working for no salary


32:07 A great team


33:03 Calendar


34:58 Not compromising


39:57 Accountability partners


41:41 Relentless pursuit of excellence


45:21 Constant distraction


47:01 Turbulent times


49:19 $500 per pound per day


50:10 Mental and physical grind


57:33 Incentive for Motivation


58:09 Team Goals